It was recently announced that mobile network providers Orange and T-Mobile will soon be sharing access to their mobile phone network, which will mean that customers who use their mobile handsets on either of these networks will be able to get mobile phone reception in far more areas.

A new company called “Everything Everywhere”, which now has 30 million users throughout the UK was formed in July 2010 when Orange and T-Mobile agreed to merge their companies. Customers with either provider will now have full access to both networks following the recent announcement of what the company called “the start of the single, biggest improvement of network coverage since the birth of mobile”

The CEO for Everything Everywhere, Tom Alexander advised “Orange customers will be able to make calls and send texts on the T-Mobile network and T-Mobile customers will be able to do the same using the Orange network.”

He then went on to add “This is the first major consumer benefit of the merger between Orange and T-Mobile, and it delivers an unrivalled and unique experience that no other operator can offer”

The company has, however, advised that although it will be opening both networks up for users the access to both networks will not extend to mobile broadband until next year and it is currently concentrating on providing improved voice access only.

A spokesperson for the company said “Giving customers of one brand access to both networks is a pretty big task. To get the experience right we’re taking it one step at a time. Initially we’ll be sharing our 2G networks to enable our customers to keep in touch by call or text from more places, but sometime next year we’ll also be sharing our 3G networks.”

Source – Computer Active